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Managing robots.txt at a florist
Managing robots.txt at a florist. How a florist handles robots.txt, including an inbox shared between the office and the webmaster.
How a restaurant should handle CAA records
How a restaurant should handle CAA records. How a restaurant handles CAA records, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
How a veterinary clinic should handle DKIM
How a veterinary clinic should handle DKIM. How a veterinary clinic handles DKIM, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
A practical look at registrar locks for an accountant
A practical look at registrar locks for an accountant. How an accountant handles registrar locks, including a calendar they already pay for.
Setting up CMS logins for a florist
Setting up CMS logins for a florist. How a florist handles CMS logins, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
How a small hotel should handle staging sites
How a small hotel should handle staging sites. How a small hotel handles staging sites, including a contact form with nine fields.
domain mailboxes for a language school
domain mailboxes for a language school. How a language school handles domain mailboxes, including a chat widget that blocks the submit button.
Setting up staging sites for a bakery
Setting up staging sites for a bakery. How a bakery handles staging sites, including a parked domain with only a logo.
canonical URLs: a field note from a print shop
canonical URLs: a field note from a print shop. How a print shop handles canonical URLs, including query-string copies of the same page.
quote emails for a plant nursery
quote emails for a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles quote emails, including a parked domain with only a logo.
What a plumber needs to know about HTTP to HTTPS
What a plumber needs to know about HTTP to HTTPS. How a plumber handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a booking tool that demands an account.
Why staging sites matters for a print shop
Why staging sites matters for a print shop. How a print shop handles staging sites, including a parked domain with only a logo.
Why page weight matters for a marina
Why page weight matters for a marina. How a marina handles page weight, including a staging URL left in the sitemap.
holiday hours for a florist
holiday hours for a florist. How a florist handles holiday hours, including a plugin login nobody has used since March.
Why DMARC matters for cabin rentals
Why DMARC matters for cabin rentals. How cabin rentals handles DMARC, including a chat widget that blocks the submit button.
Setting up office hours for a print shop
Setting up office hours for a print shop. How a print shop handles office hours, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
What a dental office needs to know about domain mailboxes
What a dental office needs to know about domain mailboxes. How a dental office handles domain mailboxes, including HTTP bookmarks after a forced HTTPS move.
What a small hotel needs to know about Google Business hours
What a small hotel needs to know about Google Business hours. How a small hotel handles Google Business hours, including a backup that was never restored as.
PDF rate sheets for an accountant
PDF rate sheets for an accountant. How an accountant handles PDF rate sheets, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
How a restaurant should handle XML sitemaps
How a restaurant should handle XML sitemaps. How a restaurant handles XML sitemaps, including a chat widget that blocks the submit button.
What a florist needs to know about booking forms
What a florist needs to know about booking forms. How a florist handles booking forms, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
Google Business hours for a walk-in clinic
Google Business hours for a walk-in clinic. How a walk-in clinic handles Google Business hours, including a staging URL left in the sitemap.
Setting up shared inboxes for a hardware store
Setting up shared inboxes for a hardware store. How a hardware store handles shared inboxes, including a staging URL left in the sitemap.
Why 404 pages matters for a driving school
Why 404 pages matters for a driving school. How a driving school handles 404 pages, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
www redirects for a plant nursery
www redirects for a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles www redirects, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
A practical look at HTTP to HTTPS for an accountant
A practical look at HTTP to HTTPS for an accountant. How an accountant handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
How a hardware store should handle PDF rate sheets
How a hardware store should handle PDF rate sheets. How a hardware store handles PDF rate sheets, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
Managing lastmod dates at a garage
Managing lastmod dates at a garage. How a garage handles lastmod dates, including a calendar they already pay for.
Managing quote emails at a driving school
Managing quote emails at a driving school. How a driving school handles quote emails, including a parked domain with only a logo.
Why www redirects matters for a plumber
Why www redirects matters for a plumber. How a plumber handles www redirects, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
canonical URLs for a language school
canonical URLs for a language school. How a language school handles canonical URLs, including query-string copies of the same page.
A practical look at HTTP to HTTPS for a language school
A practical look at HTTP to HTTPS for a language school. How a language school handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
static hosting for a marina
static hosting for a marina. How a marina handles static hosting, including a plugin login nobody has used since March.
A practical look at registrar locks for a bakery
A practical look at registrar locks for a bakery. How a bakery handles registrar locks, including a calendar they already pay for.
www redirects: a field note from a dental office
www redirects: a field note from a dental office. How a dental office handles www redirects, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
PDF rate sheets: a field note from a marina
PDF rate sheets: a field note from a marina. How a marina handles PDF rate sheets, including identical titles on every inner page.
Why font loading matters for a dental office
Why font loading matters for a dental office. How a dental office handles font loading, including a booking tool that demands an account.
MX records for a print shop
MX records for a print shop. How a print shop handles MX records, including a parked domain with only a logo.
How a bakery should handle mobile forms
How a bakery should handle mobile forms. How a bakery handles mobile forms, including a 404 that still returns 200.
Why domain mailboxes matters for a print shop
Why domain mailboxes matters for a print shop. How a print shop handles domain mailboxes, including a chat widget that blocks the submit button.
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